30 vs 36 inch oven

[Anonymous]

Redoing the kitchen. I have 3 kids, and cook all the time. I'm trying to decide between a 30 and 36 inch oven/stove. My house is relatively small (2300), and my kitchen is small-ish. So, each inch really matters.

If you've made this choice, can you comment? And, if you went with 36 inch, which did you choose? Our neighborhood does not merit high-end, so a middle of the road option is sufficient.

We are going to switch from gas to induction.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Our house is similarly sized and we went with a 30" range when we built an addition. I cook all the time too and it works fine. Once or twice on holidays, I've wished for a 2nd oven but am fine with not having one. I love all of the storage and working space in my kitchen.

[Anonymous]

We did the 30 because otherwise the cabinet configuration would not have worked. 30 inch is plenty big for cooking.

[Anonymous]

How large an event will you ever host? If you have a smallish place you probably aren't cooking for 30 very often!

[Anonymous]

Similar size house, and we went with 30”. It’s never been a problem. I do have a countertop air fryer / convection oven and a countertop induction burner in case I ever need extra cook space - which is about once every year or two. I’m not dedicating space in my kitchen to something I’d use that infrequently.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t do it except in a very large kitchen. The prep and storage space is so much more important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our house is similarly sized and we went with a 30" range when we built an addition. I cook all the time too and it works fine. Once or twice on holidays, I've wished for a 2nd oven but am fine with not having one. I love all of the storage and working space in my kitchen.

Same here, exactly. It would be nice one or two days of the year but for the other 363, I treasure the counter space and drawers!

[Anonymous]

There aren’t as many 36” induction ovens as 30” so maybe you should think about what features you want because that might limit you to 30” options anyways. Also, I recall 36” ovens being much smaller than the 30” ovens, surprisingly enough, so the 36” options weren’t appealing.

[Anonymous]

I went high end in my kitchen reno and the 30” oven was fine. The 42” SubZero was splurge that I absolutely love. If I had to choose where to use 6” I’d go with the extra fridge space if possible.